On today’s episode we share our First Thoughts on OpenAI's Weekend. The host, Jeff Roster, deep dives into the major shifts and changes in the AI industry, specifically revolving around OpenAI's recent events. He is joined by guests Brian Sathianathan and Gautham Vadakkepatt, who are industry experts. They discuss the rise of Artificial General Intelligence ( #AGI ), OpenAI's achievements, its changes in leadership, and its corporate structure. They also delve into how Microsoft's involvement might shape the future of AGI and discuss how businesses can strategically leverage AI technology moving forward.

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Podcast Hosts

Jeff Roster

Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/

Website https://thisweekininnovation.com

Brian Sathianathan

Twitter  https://twitter.com/BrianVision

Website https://www.iterate.ai

Podcast Website

https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782

https://thisweekininnovation.com

Apple

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014

Spotify

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Google Podcasts 

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Substack 

https://jeffroster.substack.com

YouTube

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Listen Notes

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#thisweekininnovation, #TRI, #5ForcesOfInnovation, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #emergingtechnologies, #Retailers, #retail,  #retailindustry, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail, #innovation, #innovationstrategy, #retailinnovation,  #retailtrends, #retailinsights, #retailnews, #retailtech, #DigitalTransformation, #VentureCapital, #VC, #Founders, #Entrepreneurs, #startupstrategies, #startupfunding, #startupstories, #startupsuccess, #startupfounders,  #retailstartups, #founderstories, #founderlife, #Gartner, #IHL, #ArtificialIntelligence , #AI, #cloud, #data , #deeplearning, #naturallanguageprocessing , #sentimentanalysis , #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings,  #IoT, #machinelearning, #Blockchain, #virtualreality, #augmentedreality, #personalization,  #datamining,  #SaaS, #Recommendations, #QRcodes, #Robots,  #vr, #3d, #ar, #xr, #NFTs, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #mobile,

Jeff Roster and Brian Sathianathan discuss the impact of AI in various industries including #retail. They discuss Brian's recent trip to the United Nations, where he spoke about the effects of AI on environmental sustainability. They also talk about the growing use of generative AI in different sectors and the potential winners in the AI industry. Jeff asks about the budget and staffing implications of AI implementation, and they discuss the role of IT services in this space. Overall, the conversation provides insights into the current trends and future possibilities of AI technology.

JPR’s note: This summary was created by AI.  Pretty good!

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Podcast Hosts

Jeff Roster

Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/

Website https://thisweekininnovation.com

Brian Sathianathan

Twitter  https://twitter.com/BrianVision

Website https://www.iterate.ai

Podcast Website

https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782

https://thisweekininnovation.com

Apple

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN

Google Podcasts 

https://tinyurl.com/3bau5xpz

Substack 

https://jeffroster.substack.com

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwY8GoqzSxj45G6hOBGWOQ

Listen Notes

https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K

#thisweekininnovation, #TRI22, #5ForcesOfInnovation, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #emergingtechnologies, #Retailers, #retail,  #retailindustry, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail, #innovation, #innovationstrategy, #retailinnovation, #Startup, #Startups, #retailtrends, #retailinsights, #retailnews, #retailtech, #DigitalTransformation, #VentureCapital, #VC, #Founders, #Entrepreneurs, #startupstrategies, #startupfunding, #startupstories, #startupsuccess, #startupfounders, #retailstartups, #founderstories, #founderlife, #Gartner, #IHL, #ArtificialIntelligence , #AI, #cloud, #data , #deeplearning, #naturallanguageprocessing , #sentimentanalysis , #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings,  #IoT, #machinelearning, #Blockchain, #virtualreality, #augmentedreality, #personalization,  #datamining,  #SaaS, #Recommendations, #QRcodes, #Robots,  #vr, #3d, #ar, #xr, #NFTs, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #mobile

Neil Redding is a keynote speaker, author, Innovation Architect and Near Futurist.

Neil is Founder and CEO of Redding Futures, a boutique consultancy that enables brands and businesses to engage powerfully with the Near Future. Prior to founding Redding Futures, Neil held leadership roles at Mediacom, Proximity/BBDO, Gensler, ThoughtWorks and Lab49.

He has delivered for clients including Visa, Nike, Cadillac, Macy’s, NBA, Verizon, TED, The Economist, MoMA, Converse, Morgan Stanley, Apple, Oracle, Financial Times, and Fidelity Investments.

He has spoken at numerous conferences including AWEXR, Immerse Global Summit, infoComm, Tech2025, CreateTech, SEGD XLab, A.R.E. Shoptalk, Creative Technology Week, Design+AI and VRevolution.

Neil is also editor of Near Future of Retail, author of the forthcoming book The Ecosystem Paradigm, creator and co-host of the weekly Web3/Metaverse gathering meta-web3-verses and advises multiple startups at the leading edge of the digital-physical convergenc

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Podcast Guest

Neil Redding

Head of Product, Auki Labs

https://www.linkedin.com/in/reddingneil/

Podcast Hosts

Jeff Roster

Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/

Website https://thisweekininnovation.com

Brian Sathianathan

Twitter  https://twitter.com/BrianVision

Website https://www.iterate.ai

Podcast Website

https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782

https://thisweekininnovation.com

Apple

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN

Google Podcasts 

https://tinyurl.com/3bau5xpz

Substack 

https://jeffroster.substack.com

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwY8GoqzSxj45G6hOBGWOQ

Listen Notes

https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K

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#thisweekininnovation, #TRI22, #5ForcesOfInnovation, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #emergingtechnologies, #Retailers, #retail,  #retailindustry, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail,

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#VIPAwards #VendorsinPartnership #vendorawards #partnership

On today’s pod I catch up with Vicki Cantrell, Chief Executive Officer

Vendors in Partnership LLC.

The Vendors in Partnership (VIP) Awards are an industry celebration for the solution providers that power the retail ecosystem, and the new ways that partnerships were formed and challenges were overcome. They want to acknowledge service to this industry, and will recognize and celebrate a willingness to transform from within, create deep and perceptive partnerships, and great solutions.

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Podcast Guest

Vicki Cantrell

Chief Executive Officer

Vendors in Partnership LLC

Podcast Hosts

Jeff Roster

Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR

Website https://thisweekininnovation.com

Brian Sathianathan

Twitter  https://twitter.com/BrianVision

Website https://www.iterate.ai

Podcast Website

https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782

https://thisweekininnovation.com

Apple

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN

Google Podcasts 

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Substack 

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YouTube

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Listen Notes

https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K

#thisweekininnovation, #TRI22, #5ForcesOfInnovation, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #emergingtechnologies, #Retailers, #retail,  #retailindustry, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail, 

On today’s episode of This Week in Innovation I had a fantastic discussion with my old friend Greg Buzek of IHL Services.  Greg has two full time jobs.  One is running IHL Services and the other is Retail Orphan Initiative. Greg shared some of the history of @RetailROI and the theme for Retail Orphan Initiative Super Saturday 2024.

Ricardo Belmar, cohost of Retail Razor joined me to help me discuss how a vendor can use Retail Orphan Initiative Super Saturday to make a big impact on @NRF 2024 weeks before the start of the show.

Give it a listen and let us know what you think?

Podcast Guest

Greg Buzek

President/Chief AI Officer -  IHL Group / President/Treasurer – Retail Orphan Initiative

Twitter https://twitter.com/GregBuzek

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregbuzek/

Email [email protected]

Website https://ihlservices.com

   https://www.retailroi.org

Podcast Hosts

Jeff Roster

Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/

Website https://thisweekininnovation.com

Brian Sathianathan

Twitter  https://twitter.com/BrianVision

Website https://www.iterate.ai

Podcast Website

https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782

https://thisweekininnovation.com

Apple

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN

Google Podcasts 

https://tinyurl.com/3bau5xpz

Substack 

https://jeffroster.substack.com

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwY8GoqzSxj45G6hOBGWOQ

Listen Notes

https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K

Ricardo Belmar, of Retail Razor, and I had a crazy idea of dragging our microphones around #nrf2023 and interviewing very interesting people. We weren't sure what to expect or even how to prepare. Turns out it was an amazing experience. This is the first of 4 separate episodes.

Give it a listen and let us know what you think?

Podcast Hosts

Jeff Roster

Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/

Website https://thisweekininnovation.com

Brian Sathianathan

Twitter  https://twitter.com/BrianVision

Website https://www.iterate.ai

Podcast Website

https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782

https://thisweekininnovation.com

Apple

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN

Listen Notes

https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K

#thisweekininnovation, #TRI22, #5ForcesOfInnovation, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #emergingtechnologies, #Retailers, #retail, #retailindustry, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail, #innovation, #innovationstrategy, #retailinnovation, #Startup, #Startups, #retailtrends, #retailinsights, #retailnews, #retailtech, #Gartner, #IHL, #ArtificialIntelligence , #AI, #cloud, #data , #deeplearning, #naturallanguageprocessing , #sentimentanalysis , #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings, #IoT, #machinelearning, #Blockchain, #virtualreality, #augmentedreality,

Brian and I caught up with the Iterate.ai team to hear what they found at both CES and NRF.

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Podcast Hosts

Jeff Roster

Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/

Website https://thisweekininnovation.com

Brian Sathianathan

Twitter  https://twitter.com/BrianVision

Website https://www.iterate.ai

Podcast Website

https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782

https://thisweekininnovation.com

Apple

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN

LaunchPadOne

https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true

Listen Notes

https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K

#thisweekininnovation, #TRI22, #5ForcesOfInnovation, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #emergingtechnologies, #Retailers, #retail,  #retailindustry, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail, #innovation, #innovationstrategy, #retailinnovation, #Startup, #Startups, #retailtrends, #retailinsights, #retailnews, #retailtech, #DigitalTransformation, #VentureCapital, #VC, #Founders, #Entrepreneurs, #startupstrategies, #startupfunding, #startupstories, #startupsuccess, #startupfounders,  #retailstartups, #founderstories, #founderlife, #Gartner, #ArtificialIntelligence , #AI , #conversationalai, #InternetOfThings,  #IoT, #machinelearning, #Blockchain, #virtualreality, #augmentedreality,  #vr, #3d, #ar, #xr, #NFTs, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #mobile, #metaverse, #unifiedcommerce, #socialcommerce, #lowcode,

This episode is my appearance on Casey Cheshire's Creating The Greatest Show podcast.  I thoroughly enjoyed the conversation.

Casey Cheshire is a marketer, serial entrepreneur, and adventurer. He has been in EO for close to 10 years and counts his relationships as a key reason for his continued success.

Casey’s passion for podcasting led to him founding Ringmaster Conversational Marketing. Ringmaster helps B2B businesses launch podcasts that drive growth and revenue.

Previously, Casey founded and ran Cheshire Impact for 10 years. It became the top Salesforce Pardot marketing automation solutions partner in the world before a successful exit in 2021.

He is also a US Marine Corps Veteran where he served in the Infantry and deployed to some very hot climates. In his free time, Casey likes to skydive, climb mountains, and pretend to be a hungry bear for his two kids.

Give it a listen and let us know what you think?

Podcast Hosts

Jeff Roster

Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/

Website https://thisweekininnovation.com

Brian Sathianathan

Twitter  https://twitter.com/BrianVision

Website https://www.iterate.ai

Podcast Website

https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782

https://thisweekininnovation.com

Apple

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN

LaunchPadOne

https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true

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https://lnns.co/2QPSfnizE5K

#thisweekininnovation, #TRI22, #5ForcesOfInnovation, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #emergingtechnologies, #Retailers, #retail,  #retailindustry, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail,

Gabriella Bock and Natalie Arana of RETHINK Retail drop by the pod to give advice to startups on how to more effectively engage with the press at conferences and day to day operations.

Podcast Guest

Gabriella Bock

Head of Content & Production 

RETHINK Retail

Natalie Arana

Director of Brand Marketing & Communities

RETHINK Retail

Podcast Hosts

Jeff Roster

Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/

Website https://thisweekininnovation.com

Brian Sathianathan

Twitter  https://twitter.com/BrianVision

Website https://www.iterate.ai

Podcast Website

https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782

https://thisweekininnovation.com

Apple

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN

LaunchPadOne

https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true

Listen Notes

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#thisweekininnovation, #TRI22, #5ForcesOfInnovation, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #emergingtechnologies, #Retailers, #retail,  #retailindustry, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail,

Jeff Ketner, CEO of Ketner Group stopped by to discuss public relations strategies  for startups.

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Podcast Guest

Jeff Ketner

Chief Executive Officer

Ketner Group Communications

Email  [email protected]

LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-ketner-7b297a/

Website  https://ketnergroup.com

Podcast Hosts

Jeff Roster

Twitter https://twitter.com/JeffPR

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/

Website https://thisweekininnovation.com

Brian Sathianathan

Twitter  https://twitter.com/BrianVision

Website https://www.iterate.ai

Podcast Website

https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-f8asf-af2782

https://thisweekininnovation.com

Apple

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN

LaunchPadOne

https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/This-Week-in-Innovation?showAllEpisodes=true

Listen Notes

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#thisweekininnovation, #TRI22, #5ForcesOfInnovation, #podcast, #retailpodcast, #emergingtechnologies, #Retailers, #retail,  #retailindustry, #retailtechnology, #retailtech, #futureofretail,